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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 75, Nebraska 72
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Robert Riley, # Lewis Garrison
Attendance: 15652

Matt Haarms scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots to lead No. 15 Purdue to a hard-fought 75-72 win over Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

Ryan Cline scored 13 and had five boards and five assists to help offset another cold-shooting game from Big Ten leading scorer, Carsen Edwards.

Edwards, coming off a 4-for-24 shooting and 0-for-10 from 3-point range effort against Indiana, scored 13 points. He made only 3 of 16 from the field and was 1 of 10 from beyond the arc.

Glynn Watson Jr. led Nebraska (15-13, 5-12 Big Ten) with 25 points.

With Purdue (20-7, 13-3) clinging to a 62-61 lead, Grady Eifert's acrobatic tip-in with one second left on the shot clock put the Boilermakers up 64-61 and seemed to deflate the Cornhuskers.

Eifert made a pair of free throws and Haarms followed with two more to give the Boilermakers a 68-61 lead with 49 seconds left.

Nebraska extended the game by fouling and sending the Boilermakers to the foul line. Purdue made 7 of 9 free throws to hold on for its third straight win.

Edwards wasn't the only big-time scorer to struggle.

Nebraska's James Palmer Jr., who came in averaging 19 points per game, didn't make a field goal until 2:17 left in the first half. He finished with 15 points on just 2 of 12 from the field. But he did make all 10 of his free throws and dished out eight assists.

Purdue held a sizable advantage on the boards, outrebounding Nebraska 48-30, with 19 coming on the offensive end.

A key play came when Nebraska's Isaiah Roby picked up his fourth foul with 14:38 left. Edwards made the two free throws and after a Palmer layup, Purdue grabbed three offensive boards and Cline connected on a 3 to give the Boilermakers a 50-45 lead.

There were 11 lead changes in the first half. Nebraska's largest lead was four points; Purdue's was five.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Nebraska
Matt Haarms 17 Scoring Glynn Watson Jr. 25
Ryan Cline 5 Assists James Palmer Jr. 8
Matt Haarms 9 Rebounds Tanner Borchardt 7
Matt Haarms 7 Free Throws Made James Palmer Jr. 10
Nojel Eastern 1 Steals Isaiah Roby 2
Matt Haarms 4 Blocks Isaiah Roby 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 75 37.7 6-26 23-26 11 42 5 2 9
Nebraska 72 41.0 8-23 14-17 14 29 5 3 5